Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/30/2011

• Ook Japan bekeert zich tot hernieuwbare energie - Hbvl.be

• 5.4 quake shakes Japan's Nagano area - UPI.com

• Japan's Nuclear Spokesman Nishiyama Replaced After Affair Allegations - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Single-member households top 30% in Japan (Kyodo)

• Grote opleving van Japanse industrie (Aziatische Tijger)

• Lady Gaga's Japan earthquake wristbands spark cash row (BBC)

• Clothiers alter job-hunt look via Super Cool Biz (Japan Times)

• Treating radioactive water the key at Fukushima plant, TEPCO chief says (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/29/2011

• Japan culture expo in Europe to feature schoolgirl uniforms (Asahi)

• Ghosn best betaalde topman in Japan (beursduivel)

• Online Matchmaking for Japanese Geeks (Japan Trends)

• Strengthening of nuclear safety more important than TEPCO's 'internal company logic' (Mainichi)

• As Japan Boils, Heatstroke Cases Rise Fivefold (Japan Real Time)

• Sony Shareholders Believe in Yesterday (Japan Real Time)

• Shareholders, Not Protesters, Blast Tepco Managers (Japan Real Time)

• Salaryman Blues: Reduced Allowance Budget Prompts Homemade Lunch, No Happy Hour (Japan Real Time)

• Tokyo Foodies Celebrate Young Chefs (Japan Real Time)

• Japanse industrie veert sterk op na ramp (beursduivel)

• TEPCO: Will Someone Turn Off the Lights? (The Atlantic Wire)

• Kan bent on taking down utility interests with him (Asahi)

• Spent fuel causing headaches for nuclear power plants (Asahi)

• Kan hints at playing nuclear energy card (Japan Times)

• Kan's personnel moves suggest lack of focus on quake victims (Asahi)

• Japan's radiation dilemma: Leave or live in fear (CBS News)

• Dit jaar weinig strandplezier in Oost-Japan (Aziatische Tijger)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/28/2011

• Japan moves "giant step" toward resolving nuclear crisis (Reuters)

• Radioactive water leaks from Tepco plant - Yahoo! News

• Tepco Builds New Roof for Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Kan finally spells out conditions for resignation - The Mainichi Daily News

• News Navigator: Can a referendum on nuclear power plants be held in Japan? - The Mainichi Daily News

• Japanese TV show 100 person mob prank - JapanSugoi - Everything Cool about Japan

• Daylight saving: Is it finally time to convert? | The Japan Times Online

• Kan revamps Cabinet posts | The Japan Times Online

• Fukushima starts health checks | The Japan Times Online

• Circulation system tried on reactors | The Japan Times Online

• Japanese parents fume over Fukushima radiation | Reuters

• Premier Japan benoemt ministers voor herstel | nu.nl/algemeen | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/27/2011

• Japan’s Travel Agencies Offer Long Summer Vacations - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• LDP defector joins rebuilding agency | The Japan Times Online

• Wives Tighten Purses on Japan’s Salarymen - Bloomberg

• BBC News - Tepco treats radioactive water at Fukushima plant

• Japan seeks alternative ways to keep cool - Channel NewsAsia

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• Lady Gaga aangeklaagd

• Japan moves

• UPDATE 3-Japan could face a third lost decade-Moody's | Reuters

• Japanese Ask: What Kind Of Changes Do We Want? : NPR

• Entrepreneurs in Japan: Something must give | The Economist

• Fukushima residents' urine now radioactive | The Japan Times Online

• Hiraizumi gets listed as Heritage site | The Japan Times Online

• Japan begins nuclear charm offensive (AFP)

• Power industry's chokehold (Japan Times)

• Experts urge great caution over radiation risks (Japan Times)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/26/2011

• Japan PM 'may step down by mid-August' (AFP)

• Japanese parents fume over Fukushima radiation impact (Reuters)

• Vending machines try to keep cool under pressure (Yomiuri)

• Sunflowers to clean radioactive soil in Japan - Yahoo! News

• Kan could resign before August if 3 policy goals achieved: Okada ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• INTERVIEW/ Tadashi Maeda: Japan should nationalize all nuclear power plants (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/25/2011

• asahi.com（朝日新聞社）：Three-sided tug of war could lead to Diet stalemate - English

• ‘Safety Myth’ Left Japan Ripe for Nuclear Crisis - NYTimes.com

• Mountains of rubble remain a headache in Fukushima - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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• Zevende lid van Japanse popgroep blijkt digitale popster - Multimedia - Algemeen - bndestem

• Survey shows disappointment, anger among Fukushima evacuees (Asahi)

• Japan¿s suicide rates soar by up to 39 per cent in areas hit by the earthquake (Daily Mail)

• Japan's "throwaway" nuclear workers (Reuters)

• Robot, drone fail on Japan nuke-plant missions

• Sunflowers to clean radioactive soil in Japan - Yahoo! News

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/24/2011

• Japan Inc balks at staying put amid quake, power | Reuters

• Saving Energy, Frustrating Parents - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• The last thing a suffering Japan needs is yet another change of prime minister

• New Japan v old Japan: Stepping out | The Economist

• Japan's energy crisis: A matter of trust | The Economist

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/23/2011

• Kojima: Japan moet westers talent inhuren | Games | Tweakers.net Nieuws

• Kan Cabinet rejiggering said in offing | The Japan Times Online

• Japan's 'Sense-Roid' replicates human hug - Yahoo! News

• Book Talk: Aunties and men face off in Japan - Yahoo! News

• BBC News - Nissan forecasts profits fall after earthquake

• Twitter Users Strike Balanced View of Japan - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Forced Marriage Proposal Kits for Aggressive Girlfriends

• 'Lady Gaga-san' says Japan safe for tourists (AFP)

• Tokyo, the megacity that works - Yahoo! News

• Summer heat tops 30 C for 1st time this year in Tokyo+

• Large earthquake hits north-east Japan | World news | guardian.co.uk

• Japan utility paying $1B to nuclear plant evacuees (AP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/22/2011

• Japan parliamentary session to be extended for 70 days+

• » Robotic Flying Ball Kirainet.com – A geek in Japan

• AKB48's 'newest member' turns out to be computer-generated image ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• AFP: Japan develops 'swimming' capsule endoscope

• Missing pets - a lingering legacy of Japan's disasters | Reuters

• Japan to Extend Parliament Session as Kan Aims to Prolong Term - Businessweek

• Japan tsunami and earthquake: Pictures of recovery 3 months later | Mail Online

• Okinawa row: Japan and US drop Futenma airbase deadline (BBC)

• VIDEO. Dit is de steilste achtbaan ter wereld (De Standaard)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/21/2011

• Preventing radiation contamination more important than TEPCO's stock prices - The Mainichi Daily News

• iTWire - Japan reclaims top supercomputer position

• Kan gives green light for resumption of nuclear reactors (Asahi)

• Yokohama: What useful Japanese words have you learned from the 3/11 disasters? | The Japan Times Online

• Trade deficit in May second-biggest ever | The Japan Times Online

• Beginning of the end for nuclear power in Japan? - CSMonitor.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/20/2011

• Food exporters' anxiety grows : Business : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Aftershocks, explosions hindered N-plant staff : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Firefighter racked by feelings of guilt : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Tepco plays down decontamination failure | The Japan Times Online

• New report shows early chaos at Japan nuke plant (AP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/19/2011

• Most Japanese wish to scrap reactors | Inquirer News

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• Oni Oni Dialogue: Map of Contamination Shown by Actual Measurement Values: A Part of Fukushima City at the Level of Evacuation Zone, High Contamination Zone in the Metropolitan Tokyo Area, and A Call for Immediate Examination on Internal Exposure and Food

• Crisis brewing as Japan's tea farmers face radiation ban - CNN.com

• Nuclear watchdog slams Japan reaction to Fukushima | My Sinchew

• Fukushima panel shocked by destruction | The Japan Times Online

• Japan finds hotspots in areas that seemed safe - The Washington Post

• The toxic truth about Japan's 'harmony' after the tsunami | Mail Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/18/2011

• Mountain of problems still remains before Fukushima plant brought under control - The Mainichi Daily News

• New water cleaning system at Fukushima starts then stops - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Mirrorless digital cameras winning over photographers - English

• BBC News - Japan nuclear: Radiation halts water clean-up

• Japan's TEPCO suspends cleanup at Fukushima - Yahoo! News

• Kurushii - News From Japan: No Nuclear Power In Japan By 2012?

• Shisaku: Could Not Happen To A Nicer Guy

• Japan’s prime minister and a country in limbo | East Asia Forum

• Want Marital Bliss? Got 3 Million Yen? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• JR East to cut train services from June 24 | The Japan Times Online

• In Japan, Another Nuclear Reactor Tests Nation’s Will - NYTimes.com

• Earthquake’s Devastation in Japan Provided Vital Data - NYTimes.com

• Niemand pist naast de pot in Japan | Radio Netherlands Worldwide

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/17/2011

• asahi.com��ī��ʹ�ҡˡ�INTERVIEW/Lee Kuan Yew: Nuclear accident hurt Japan's reputation as a planner - English

• Food Safety Fears Grow in Japan on Skepticism at Radiation Testing Regime - Bloomberg

• Evacuation urged for radioactive hot spots | The Japan Times Online

• Elsevier.nl - Artikel - Japan evacueert buiten 'verboden zone'

• Radiation hotspots hinder Japan response to nuclear crisis | Reuters

• AKB48 "Koko ni Ita Koto" ( Japan Times)

• Number of foreign visitors to Japan halved in May (Kyodo)

• Radioactive sushi fear hits markets

• Eco-friendly toys a hit in Japan (BBC News)

• Wassen, plassen en poepen wereldwijd | Radio Netherlands Worldwide

• High tech toilet: gebruiksaanwijzing vereist | Radio Netherlands Worldwide

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/16/2011

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• HIDDEN AGENDA: Moves to oust Kan may be linked to politicians in TEPCO's pocket (Asahi)

• Radioactive cesium found in 5 more tea refineries (Asahi)

• Japan struggles to attract tourists (Washington Post)

• Japan's mega-quake struck in small zone of fault (AFP)

• Japan: three months after the quake - The Big Picture - Boston.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/15/2011

• Anthropologist completes 4,000-km quest to find roots of the Japanese (Asahi)

• 74% of voters back dumping nuclear power (Asahi)

• Japan gropes for leadership (Japan Times)

• Japan’s Richest Man Challenges Nuclear Future With Nationwide Solar Plans (Bloomberg)

• Japan man arrested collecting schoolgirl saliva (My Sinchew)

• Deja Vu All Over Again at Fukushima Daiichi? (Japan Real Time)

• Just So You Know (Shisaku)

• Japan's ageing pets spark elderly care boom (AFP)

• Yusuke Hotchi: 'Iedereen wil Japanner als modeassistent' (Het Niewsblad)

• Japan cabinet agrees TEPCO support bill, shares soar (AFP)

• Cabinet OKs Tepco redress bill (Japan Times)

• Radioactive cesium detected in 2 whales caught off Hokkaido (Japan Today)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/14/2011

• Farmer's suicide note shows Japan's disaster impact (CNN)

• Japan city to give radiation counters to children (AFP)

• Disposal of nuclear waste should be made a top priority (Mainichi)

• Kan keen to hang on, orders new relief disaster budget (Japan Today)

• Grand coalition strategy fizzling out as DPJ continues bickering (Asahi)

• Kan eager to stay in power for some time (Kyodo)

• Fearing radiation, family quits Japan (Japan Times)

• DPJ meeting could seal Kan's fate (Japan Times)

• In Fukushima Nuclear Plant Crisis, Crippling Mistrust (New York Times)

• Local officials saying no to restarting nuclear reactors (Asahi)

• Japan ruling party suspends PM's rival Ozawa (AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/13/2011

• Japan says eight nuclear workers over-exposed to radiation -(Reuters)

• 'Philosophy cafes' provide forum for discussing March 11 (Asahi)

• Toyota Overcoming Quake, But Not the Strong Yen (Japan Real Time)

• Anti-nuclear protests in Japan (BBC)

• Kan calls for reform of Japan's power industry (Japan Today)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/12/2011

• Mutant rabbits, economic meltdowns and nuclear tourism | The Japan Times Online

• Eccentric wanderer discovers his destiny in Meiji Japan | The Japan Times Online

• 150 police officers to attend Tepco shareholders' meeting | The Japan Times Online

• Ex-adviser slams Kan, NSC for locals' exposure | The Japan Times Online

• Shizuoka tells tea retailer to conceal radiation info | The Japan Times Online

• Housing still scarce three months after disaster | The Japan Times Online

• Protests in Japan Challenge Nuclear Power - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/11/2011

• Japan turned deaf ear to warnings about quake risks (Asahi)

• Japan anti-nuclear protesters rally 3 months after quake (Reuters)

• Anti-nuke protests in Japan, 3 months after quake (AP)

• Japan launches Pacific 'research' whaling (Telegraph.com.au)

• Le Japon bientôt inhabitable ? (Agora Vox)

• La reconstruction du Japon pourrait revitaliser l'économie (L'Express)

• La «bombe Fukushima» n'est pas désamorcée (tdg)

• Nog 90.000 Japanners in opvangcentra (De Standaard)

• Japan is nog altijd niet hersteld van zware aardbeving (Gva.be)

• Lack of political baggage makes 'bland' Noda safe candidate to replace Kan (Asahi)

• Japan marks three months since tsunami (AFP)

• Japan fears meltdown worse than first thought (abc.net.au)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/10/2011

• Shizuoka tells tea retailer to conceal radiation info (Japan Times)

• Japon: colère et désespoir trois mois après la catastrophe (20minutes)

• Analysis: Japan needs a geniune statesman to lead the country (Telegraph)

• Japan adds four new areas to radiation threats (CNN)

• Ten reasons for Japan's revolving door (Asia Times)

• Books about the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Tohoku (Kirainet)

• Japanse groene thee besmet met radioactieve straling (HLN)

• Haruki Murakami critique l'usage du nuclaire (romandie)

• Japan recalls Shizuoka tea over radiation fears (AFP)

• Noda emerges as likely Kan successor (Japan Times)

• Yoshihiko Noda to run for Japan premiership (AFP)

• New Era of Energy Saving Vending Machines (Japan Trends)

• Fukushima School Rule: Dosimeters for Kids (Japan Real Time)

• Tanuki Stars on Fukushima Daiichi Camera (Japan Real Time)

• Gov't to encourage foreigners with specialized skills to work in Japan (Japan Today)

• Post-disaster politics: A grand stitch-up or an election? (The Economist)

• Analysis: Risks too great for full Japan nuclear shutdown (Reuters)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/09/2011

• Greenpeace urges Japan to evacuate town's children (AFP)

• Japan priest speaks out on spiritual toll of nuclear crisis - Yahoo! News

• FACTBOX-Five facts about possible Japan PM candidate Noda - AlertNet

• Tokyo Radiation: Show Us the Digits - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Ryo Ishikawa, the Recovery Golfer - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Flavorwire » Photo Gallery: Salarymen Sleeping in Tokyo Streets

• Radiation leaking from Fukushima power plant should be monitored more closely - The Mainichi Daily News

• Japanese Told To Beat The Heat With Hawaiian Shirts : NPR

• Power Cuts Spread to West Japan as Nuclear Restarts Delayed - Businessweek

• World Blog - Japan's radiation fallout 'a monster you can't see'

• Besieged Kan marks milestone: one year | The Japan Times Online

• Despite Dangers, Fukushima is Magnet for Laborers - NYTimes.com

• TEPCO racing to purify contaminated water before it leaks - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan may have no nuclear reactors running by next April (Reuters)

• IMF: Japanse economie valt diep, maar zal krachtig opveren (De Standaard)

• Despite Radiation, Some Japanese Villagers Stay Put (NPR)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/08/2011

• IMF somberder over Japanse economie (Beursduivel)

• Parents urge Tokyo to rethink radiation monitoring (Japan Times)

• Residents leave Japan's "most beautiful" village amid crisis (m&c)

• 30% of workers 15 to 24 'nonregular' (Japan Times)

• After Efforts to Unseat Naoto Kan Failed Last Week, The Race To Become Japan's Next Prime Minister Is Picking Up Speed (Japan Real Time)

• Plight of Japan's 'tsunami orphans' (CNN)

• Japan suicide rates hit 2-year high in May (CNN)

• Turmoil as Japan PM marks one year in power (AFP)

• Fukushima nuclear plant may have suffered 'melt-through', Japan admits (guardian)

• Nintendo Unveils New Wii Console at E3 (Japan Real Time)

• Evacuation of hot spots mulled (Japan Times)

• David Wagner: Report From Tokyo: The Spread of Radioactivity (huffingtonpost)

• Foreign Geisha Sayuki's Future Uncertain; Fiona Graham (Japan Real Time)

• Red Cross declines blood donation from Fukushima Pref. man (Breitbart)

• Fukushima : Les cuves des réacteurs percées ? (France Soir)

• Facebook Deals Launches in Japan (Japan Trends)

• Nijntje en Hello Kitty begraven strijdbijl (Trouw)

• Japan doubles estimate of radiation leak (BBC)

• Japan admits being unprepared for nuclear disaster (AP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/07/2011

• PhotoBlog - After the wave: Scrapping nearly 300,000 cars for Japan's rebuilding effort

• Japan makes new nuclear safety vows after quake - Yahoo! News

• TEPCO faces prolonged battle against radioactive debris, water - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Banyan: The great wave | The Economist

• Japan Weighs the Risk, and Uncertain Science, of Radiation - NYTimes.com

• Would You Swim in Potentially Radioactive Japanese Waters? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• BBC News - Japan doubles Fukushima radiation leak estimate

• Wederopbouw Japan kost minstens 120 miljard euro - De aardbeving in Japan - VK

• Move Over Kate, Princess Masako Is Back - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Buzz Grows Around Nintendo’s New Console; 3DS Fades - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• 'English-speaking diaspora' should unite, not backbite | The Japan Times Online

• GSDF colonel recounts fearing for life in Fukushima reactor blast | The Japan Times Online

• Japan doubles radiation release estimate - Monsters and Critics

• » Itasha Kirainet.com – A geek in Japan

• BBC News - Japanese workers urged to dress down to save electricity

• Radiation levels likely exceed safety standard outside evacuation zone (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/06/2011

• Possible successors to Japan Premier Kan (Reuters)

• Pro-nuclear Mimura easily re-elected governor of Aomori (Asahi)

• Worried residents near evacuation zone weigh leaving (Yomiuri)

• Over 169 bil. yen in disaster relief donations still not distributed (Kyodo)

• Gov't to OK incinerating, burying radioactive rubble in Fukushima (Kyodo)

• Verdediger van kernenergie wint verkiezingen in Japan (De Morgen)

• Japan business lobby: ruling party, opp should form coalition (Reuters)

• Japanese retirees ready to risk Fukushima front line (Reuters)

• Note to Japan: Unplug Your Toilets (Japan Real Time)

• Sign-language interpreter problems echo Kan's poor communication skills (Mainichi)

• Plutonium detected in soil outside Fukushima nuclear plant (Japan Today)

• Tepco shares plunge to record-low on future concerns (BBC)

• Monitor: Japan's winds of change (The Economist)

• Japan PM Kan to step down in August (Kyodo)

• Japan debates electricity reform but power companies opposed (Japan Today)

• Fukushima radioactivity highest in three months (Red, Green, and Blue)

• What will Japan learn from the Fukushima meltdowns? (Japan Times)

• Fukushima to get 370 tanks for radioactive water (AFP)

• Opposition tells Kan to step down in June (Japan Times)

• A moment's devastation, a long road to recovery (msnbc)

• Western geisha's unhappy ending (smh)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/05/2011

• Pressure mounts on Japan PM to quit amid coalition talk (Reuters)

• LDP, New Komeito want Kan out by end of June (Japan Today)

• Japan nuclear plant moves radioactive water (Forbes)

• Doomed self-obsessive remains iconic to some in the Japan of today (Japan Times)

• Exquisite designs for better living (Japan Times)

• Poor wheelchair access killed many (Japan Times)

• No. of foreign residents in Japan falls for 2nd straight year in 2010 (Japan Today)

• Inside travel: Japan (The Independent)

• Overlevende tsunami woont toch liever in Japan (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)

• 'Naoto Kan staat macht af in september' (Hbvl.be)

• Ook Japanse groene thee getroffen door te hoge straling (Knack.be)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/04/2011

• Japan PM Kan to step down by August (Reuters)

• Bills adopted to cut public servants' wages by 7.8% (Kyodo)

• Adapting to new summer hrs (Yomiuri)

• Japan nuke plant gets tanks for radioactive water (AP)

• Japan legt beslag op miljarden Kadaffi (Brabants Dagblad)

• Japan may face green tea shortage due to radiation leakes from Fukushima plant -(Economic Times)

• Japan PM faces backlash after surviving challenge (AFP)

• Hidden love hotels come out of the closet thanks to law revisions (Japan Subculture)

• Behind the scenes: Two veteran lawmakers worked to avoid DPJ split (Asahi)

• Cabinet support rate up, tops 30% (Japan Times)

• Relentless political squabbles delaying major legislation (Asahi)

• Japan's political crisis: No one wins (The Economist)

• Row escalates over timing of Kan's resignation (Asahi)

• Japan to cut civil servant pay to help fund reconstruction (Reuters)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/03/2011

• Political Alien: The Resurrection? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Kan, DPJ and opposition bloc must put citizens first amid tough times (Mainichi)

• Why Do Japanese Prime Ministers Keep Resigning? - Max Fisher - International - The Atlantic

• C’mon, Japan, Procreate! (Japan Real Time)

• Japan nuclear plant could leak more radioactive water | Reuters

• Japan ruling party resumes bickering over when PM will quit (Reuters)

• Premier Japan overleeft motie na knieval (Reformatorisch Dagblad)

• Japan Prime Minister Survives No-Confidence Vote (NYTimes.com)

• Country will grow stronger, residents say (AP)

• Stench pervades areas destroyed by March 11 tsunami (Asahi)

• Kan says he has no immediate plans to resign (Japan Today)

• Japan restricts green tea over radiation fears (AFP)

• Japan Politics Enters 'Real Chaos' With Kan Resignation Pledge (Businessweek)

• Naoto Kan's Year of Living Dangerously (Japan Real Time)

• Kan's Big Victory: Only in Japan (Japan Real Time)

• School radiation cleanup slammed (Japan Times)

• Ozawa Alone Knows (Shisaku)

• Kan clings to power, but time ticking for wobbly gov't (Japan Today)

• Fukushima Radiated Water May Breach Storage Trenches in 5 Days (Businessweek)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/02/2011

• Japan Prime Minister Kan Says He Will Resign, But Will He? (Japan Real Time)

• Japan PM survives no-confidence vote (AFP)

• No-confidence motion fails (Asahi)

• Japan PM says will quit after disaster issues settled (Reuters)

• Japan PM to offer to resign in autumn or later: report (Reuters)

• IAEA Humbled By Worker Courage at Fukushima Daiichi (Japan Real Time)

• Naoto Kan Calls Opposition Chief 'Prime Minister' (Japan Real Time)

• A Flash...And It's Gone (Shisaku)

• Japan's prime minister at risk of losing power (Kyodo)

• Japan's PM faces no-confidence motion (AFP)

• Japan promotes 'Super Cool Biz' energy saving campaign (BBC News)

• Motie van wantrouwen tegen Japanse premier (De Morgen)

• In Japan, opposition parties push for Kan's exit (Washington Post)

• Japan: Kans op tsunami's onderschat, maar 'voorbeeldig' na kernramp (Hbvl.be)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/01/2011

• Japan bureaucrats dress down to save planet - Yahoo! News

• Foreign Ministry to disseminate info via Facebook, Twitter (Kyodo)

• Radiation-linked cancer an intangible numbers game (Japan Times)

• Fracas over school lunches / Ibaraki city bans prefecture's food; farmers decry 'unnecessary' move (Yomiuri)

• Tepco to compensate nuclear evacuees for mental distress (Japan Times)

• Quake-affected people be exempted from expressway tolls starting June 20 (Kyodo)

• Nuclear crisis could cost Japan up to 20 tril. yen over 10 yrs: study (Kyodo)

• Fukushima tourism sector to get govt cash (Yomiuri)

• Elderly lead lonely, impoverished lives after disaster (Asahi)

• Super Cool Biz (Japan Today)

• IAEA says Japan underestimated tsunami threat (AFP)

• Japan wasting opportunities afforded by crisis (Reuters)

• Benefiet voor slachtoffers aardbeving Japan (Het Nieuwsblad)

• Opera stars, fearing radiation, skip tour of Japan (AP)

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